The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-19
THE LAY OF n. BoNApARTE.
How II Brought Sorrow TO Auditors
and His Devoted owner.

and His Devoted owner.
President Cleveland, with his bonny
black -haircd, fncly-icaturcd, intelligent
bride, distinguished attendants and special
train. have come aud gone. The western
WATERWAYS convention, with its noble GOO
and more digniiied, cultivated and prlc-
tical-iduad delegates, ditto. The Amcrl-
can Public Health association, composed
of scholarly sanitary scientists from the
United States and Canada, has hon
ored Memphis with an annual meet
ing and gone Just prior 10 its SOS
si0ns the Tri-Statc Medical society,
comprising the leading medical minds Of
Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, trans
acted lis annual business in the city, but
has departed. The Young Mems Christian
association convention has closed It's labUrs
and gone The Chicago q anarchists those
Of them who got mixed mp with the police
in the llaymarket squabble and stood on
their dignity are no more. Political
campaigns have been fought and decided
in several States, and now only furnish
material fOr momlizing and promosti-
eating editorial writers. All these arc
gonc-and ~ Is President lladdcns
iack. tnc muscular, well rounded,
lusty toned Napoleon Bonapatc, he
of whom Capt. Trsk wrote such soul
stirring paragraphs nearly every day last
wear while city editor Of the Ledger
Residents along Raybum and for miles On
either side lament not over Maps surrcpti-
lions departure. but not ~ with his de
voted owner. Despite the lofty titled
animals hideous nightly intrusions into
dtcamland. where easy cunscienced slum.
bcrers had flown; despite his vicious chas.
ing of every animate object which dared
invade The sacred ten acre lot set apart
Tor his dominion: despite the arilul
WAYS he employed a. win carcs~es and
carrots from chamlernnids, butlcn and
cooks in his yh'inity. despite his successful
supplanting Of other household and stable
pets i'm the affections OF their owners. yet
MIR. MADDEN loved him and would harkcn
10 no complaint from weary humanity.
But ne i zone Onc cold night IN the
prcscnt month oi November, Napoleon
Bonaparic gathered himself together, title,
oars and all. stole softly 10 n low corner oi
the rail fence which held his animal spirits
In check. and took Scncgambian leave.
Why has he dcsciicd2 Why has he
thought sorrow a. the already Oyei.bur'
dened heart Of his proud proprietor Why
has bc sjlenccd the midnight rawlings OI
those who i,ll within the spell Of his reg'i
lar sercnades2 ConuI.drum, give II up
IL is umorcd that some d6sgnlng and
wicked enemy Of Mr. MADDEN has brought
this new trouble upon him, hoping thereby
20 crush him. II IL also limited that Nappy
has been seen after nghtiall plodding ava,
In front Of ono Of the garbage carts, passing
the daylight hous IN q remote and clos
suburban stable. Another individual Sc
crctly stated, In mysterious whisper, tha
The namcsake of tic illustrious French
man was trailing we'll beaten paths ans
hrstlhW to keep out Of the way OF a sub
urban street car. But he is gone.
President MADDEN Is inconsolablc, an'
ms soon as able left his sick bed for dali
drives about the city, with III
fond hope that some day u
might find poor Nap. All The iynA'eie'